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Getting to Know These Little Parrots |
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7 | (2) |
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9 | (2) |
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Did You Know That . . . parakeets were once considered delicacies? |
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10 | (1) |
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Tip: How to avoid behavioral disorders |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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Table: Differences between wild parakeets and captive-bred varieties |
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15 | (1) |
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With the Eyes of a Parakeet |
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Tip: Getting to know the world of senses |
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With the Ears of a Parakeet |
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17 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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This Is How Parakeets Live |
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19 | (1) |
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20 | (2) |
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Behavior Patterns: Look Closely! |
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22 | (1) |
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What Your Parakeets Are Trying to ``Tell'' You |
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22 | (1) |
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Clues to the Body Language of Parakeets |
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22 | (2) |
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My pet: Getting to know your parakeets |
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24 | (1) |
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Having Other Parakeets Around Is Important |
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24 | (1) |
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25 | (1) |
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There Must Be Order: Classification of Parakeets |
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25 | (2) |
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27 | (8) |
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Tip: Parakeet show standards |
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27 | (1) |
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Portraits of Parakeet Breeds---at a Glance |
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How Parakeets Like to Live |
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A Home to Feel Comfortable in |
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Lots of Room in a Comfortable Parakeet Home |
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35 | (1) |
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The Right Place for the Parakeet Home |
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36 | (1) |
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Checklist: Free-flight Dangers |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (1) |
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Did you know that . . . birds can fly very fast? |
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39 | (1) |
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Functional Cage Furnishings |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (1) |
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Basic Cage Furnishings---at a Glance |
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41 | (2) |
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43 | (8) |
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43 | (1) |
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44 | (2) |
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Tip: A room for birds in your home |
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46 | (1) |
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46 | (2) |
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48 | (3) |
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My pet: What are your parakeets' favorite toys? |
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48 | (3) |
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Purchase and Selection of Parakeets |
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51 | (5) |
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Where Do You Find Your Feathered Friends? |
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51 | (1) |
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Checklist: Healthy Parakeets |
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52 | (3) |
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Parents' Extra: Not Interested in Parakeets |
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54 | (1) |
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Age at the Time of Purchase |
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55 | (1) |
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55 | (1) |
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My Personal View About Your Purchase Choice |
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55 | (1) |
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56 | (11) |
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56 | (1) |
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Transporting Your Birds Home . . . Gently |
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57 | (1) |
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The Parakeets in Their New Home |
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58 | (1) |
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The ABC for an Effortless Adjustment |
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59 | (1) |
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Tip: Taking care of the birds during the first few days |
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59 | (2) |
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61 | (3) |
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Did you know that . . . not every parakeet is a gifted ``talker''? |
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61 | (1) |
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My pet: ``daredevil'' or ``chicken-hearted''? |
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62 | (2) |
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Questions on Maintenance and Settling In |
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64 | (3) |
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Correct Nutrition---an Important Subject |
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Male Parakeets Remain Slim |
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67 | (2) |
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Did you know that . . . juvenile birds already have food preferences? |
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68 | (1) |
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What Do Wild Parakeets Feed On? |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (1) |
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Healthy Diet---at a Glance |
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71 | (1) |
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Nutritional Building Blocks |
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72 | (9) |
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72 | (1) |
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Carbohydrates Provide the Fuel |
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72 | (1) |
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73 | (1) |
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Minerals Ensure Well-being |
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74 | (1) |
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Table: Diet plan for your parakeets |
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74 | (1) |
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Vitamins Are Essential for the Metabolism |
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75 | (1) |
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Green Feed Is Part of the Diet Plan |
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76 | (1) |
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77 | (1) |
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My pet: Food preferences of your parakeet |
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78 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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Something Tasty for In-between |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (1) |
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79 | (2) |
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Well Cared-for and Perfectly Happy |
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Cleanliness Is the First Commandment |
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81 | (6) |
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Preening---An Important Matter |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (1) |
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83 | (1) |
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83 | (1) |
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Tip: Injury while trimming the claws |
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83 | (2) |
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Parents' Extra: Saying Good-bye |
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84 | (1) |
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85 | (2) |
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My pet: Is your parakeet maintaining its weight? |
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86 | (1) |
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87 | (10) |
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87 | (1) |
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How to Recognize Disease Symptoms |
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87 | (1) |
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Skin and Feather Diseases |
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88 | (2) |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (1) |
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Parrot Disease (Psittacosis) |
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91 | (1) |
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Going-light Syndrome (GLS) |
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91 | (1) |
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Did you know that . . . parakeet feathers are continuously replaced? |
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91 | (1) |
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92 | (1) |
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92 | (1) |
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93 | (1) |
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Checklist: First Aid Kit for Parakeets |
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93 | (1) |
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Questions: All About Parakeet Care and Health |
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94 | (3) |
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Special Training for Parakeets |
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97 | (8) |
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Learn for Life While Playing |
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97 | (1) |
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Games that Provide Fun and Stimulate Thinking |
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98 | (1) |
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99 | (1) |
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Parakeets Must Never Be Bored |
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99 | (1) |
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100 | (2) |
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Did you know that . . . every parakeet has a distinctive personality? |
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101 | (1) |
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Things Parakeets Learn Easily |
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102 | (2) |
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Table: Toys preferred by parakeets |
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104 | (1) |
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105 | (8) |
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``Masked Ball'' in the Parakeet Aviary |
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105 | (1) |
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A Surprisingly Good Memory |
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106 | (1) |
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106 | (1) |
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Checklist: Learning per a Study Program |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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109 | (1) |
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109 | (1) |
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110 | (3) |
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My pet: How to improve your parakeets' intelligence |
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110 | (3) |
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New Arrivals in the Parakeet Home |
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``Family Planning'' for Parakeets |
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113 | (7) |
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What to Do With the Progeny? |
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113 | (1) |
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113 | (1) |
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Did you know that . . . parakeet mothers help their young? |
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114 | (1) |
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Basic Building Blocks of Genetics |
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114 | (2) |
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Tip: Size of the Entrance Hole |
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116 | (1) |
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116 | (2) |
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Partner Selection, Courtship, and Mating |
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118 | (1) |
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Tip: It must not be too warm |
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118 | (2) |
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120 | (7) |
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120 | (1) |
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121 | (1) |
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The Development---at a Glance |
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122 | (1) |
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The Chicks Are Discovering the World |
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123 | (1) |
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124 | (1) |
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My pet: How considerate are parakeet parents? |
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124 | (1) |
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125 | (1) |
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Time to Say Good-bye to the Young |
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125 | (2) |
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What to Do When There Are Problems |
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How to Solve Husbandry (Keeping) Problems Correctly |
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127 | (11) |
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127 | (1) |
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Can a Single Bird Also Be Happy? |
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128 | (1) |
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The Parakeet Refuses Green Feed |
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128 | (1) |
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When the Leg Has Swollen Because of the Leg Band |
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128 | (1) |
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Parakeets Mourn the Loss of Their Partners |
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128 | (2) |
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Did you know that . . . a parakeet can get lost? |
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129 | (1) |
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When the Parakeets Are Getting Old |
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130 | (1) |
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The Parakeet Mother Has Died |
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131 | (1) |
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Intruders in the Nest Box |
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131 | (1) |
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Getting Used to Each Other |
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132 | (1) |
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133 | (1) |
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133 | (1) |
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133 | (1) |
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Your Parakeet Has Escaped |
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133 | (3) |
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My pet: How do parakeets spend their day? |
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134 | (2) |
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136 | (2) |
| Appendix |
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| Index |
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138 | (3) |
| Resources |
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141 | (1) |
| Picture credits |
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142 | (2) |
| Copyright |
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